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By Tricia Polchowski
I remember sitting in my new pediatrician's
office, when I eight months pregnant, discussing what his views
were on well child visits. As we sat and chatted I was sure
I had found the perfect pediatrician for my first baby.
As we were getting up to leave, he handed me a packet. He
called it "propaganda". He said as we walked down
the hall, "Read this packet of propaganda on the adverse effects
of vaccines, but don't worry…the risk of anything happening is very
slim." So with that we said goodbye and I tucked the
packet away. How I wish I could go back to that day and ask
all the questions I now know to ask!
A few weeks later my son was born a healthy little boy and immediately
started his immunization schedule at his first appointment.
I dutifully took him every two months and received the battery of
vaccinations. At that time we didn't think anything of the fact
that he wasn't interested in toys like other kids or that he didn't
babble or smile much. He seemed to learn these things at a
slower rate, but then would lose the skills he had gained.
As a Special Education teacher, I knew in my heart that something
was very wrong with my
little boy. My pediatrician was reassuring and tried to calm
my fears, but something inside me just ached. At twelve months
I requested an evaluation for my son and at fifteen months he was
evaluated by a Speech Therapist. I remember her coming to
me in the waiting room and in front of the rest of families she
said, "There is something very wrong with your child. I suspect
it is a form of autism. You need to call for a full evaluation."
With that she walked away and my life crumbled and has forever changed.
The last three years have been filled with countless hours of ABA
therapy (applied behavioral analysis), occupational therapy, physical
therapy, music therapy, and special classes, not to mention constantly
digging to find out what caused this in my little boy. I took
a Special Education position teaching children with autism.
This allowed me access to the whole world of approaches and theories
of what could have happened to my son. One characteristic
related to their overall physical health. Many children
with Pervasive Developmental Disorders, which my son was diagnosed
as having, seem to fit the same pattern. One of the first
theories I ran across was the fact that these children were often
sick and the likelihood of them having received a vaccine when their
bodies were already naturally in an altered immune state is high.
We were always at the doctor for ear infections and respiratory
infections. In my son's case that means his body probably
couldn't handle the stress of the vaccines. He should never
have received any vaccinations when he was sick. Some physicians
seem to be careful to not give vaccines to children who are running
a fever, but there seems to be considerably less caution to giving
them to children that are running an ear infection or slight upper
respiratory infection, or consideration given to allowing the child's
immune system to return to a normal strong state after having recently
having an illness. The attention not being given to how infections
within the body, even minus the absence of a fever, can already
have the immune system temporarily in high gear, may be a huge contributory
reason we are seeing devastating results in our children receiving
vaccines. A heightened immune system in the throws of fighting
an infection can and will react differently to the invasion of yet
another element.
About two years ago I attended a conference in which a presenter
talked about the fact that there was thimerosal in children's vaccines.
I listened with interest as I was told that from 1998 to 2000 many
children received vaccines that had well over the limit of what
was considered safe levels of thimerosal. Thimerosal was used
as a preservative in vaccines for many years. In 2000 there
were changes made in the production of vaccines which eliminated
thimerosal from most immunizations, but sadly many doctors continued
to use the supplies that they had in their offices.
As I listened I realized that I had a thimerosal allergy and I remember
audibly gasping when Irealized that I might have found another possibility
of what caused my son's disability.
I spoke with my pediatrician right after that conference.
He immediately started digging into the research and when we sat
down to look at my son's vaccination record, his shoulders sank.
The realization was weighed heavy. He turned and looked at
me and said, "My God, if we look at where he regressed in his
development, it coincides with all four of his DPT vaccines.
From what I have found, they were the ones that contained the highest
levels of thimerosal." So finally we seemed to have narrowed
down what caused my son's developmental delays.
My son is making great progress and continues to gain skills, but
we don't know if he will ever be the child he should have developed
into. Now when I talk with new moms I always tell them to
be an equal partner in their child's health care. You need
to do the research, be as educated as the doctors on immunizations
and not be afraid to say, "I am not comfortable with that for
my child". Had I known that five years ago, my son wouldn't
have gotten any vaccinations when he was even slightly sick, I wouldn't
have dismissed the seemingly mild reactions after the shots.
I would have known exactly what was in that syringe that was injected
into my child.
We now have our daughter and she has received her vaccines, but
we ask questions and research every shot she receives. We
have broken down and spaced out the shots that are typically given
in combinations. She doesn't get any vaccination if she has
been sick within seven days of the appointment. Thankfully,
she seems to be developing normally.
I just saw my pediatrician at a recent visit and we talked about
my son. My son is getting ready for kindergarten in the fall,
and we are faced with the requirement of booster shots for his vaccines.
My pediatrician said that he feels my son has made such incredible
progress over the last few years it is amazing. He also feels
that vaccines had a hand in causing his delays and agrees that giving
my son booster shots is taking a very serious risk that he could
regress just as he did when he was younger. So with that our
final decision has been made. My son will not receive another
vaccine for the rest of his life. Had I been armed with the
information I have now it is very possible our lives would be vastly
different.
For
further reading:
Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis
(ABA)
Autism-Mercury-Thimerosal, Autism Mercury
Thimerosal Link
Autism Resources
TEACCH - Structured Teaching
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